persist
persist is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as intransitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To stand firm; to be fixed and unmoved; to stay; to continue steadfastly; especially, to continue fixed in a course of conduct against opposing motives; to persevere; -- sometimes conveying an unfavorable notion, as of doggedness or obstinacy. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- intransitive verb. To stand firm; to be fixed and unmoved; to stay; to continue steadfastly; especially, to continue fixed in a course of conduct against opposing motives; to persevere; -- sometimes conveying an unfavorable notion, as of doggedness or obstinacy.
- verb. be persistent, refuse to stop
"he persisted to call me every night"
"The child persisted and kept asking questions"
- verb. continue to exist
"These stories die hard"
"The legend of Elvis endures"
- verb. stay behind
"The smell stayed in the room"
"The hostility remained long after they made up"
Synonyms
persevere, endure, prevail, run, remain, stay
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in persist:
esprits, priests, sitreps, spriest, sprites, stirpes, stripes
Common word forms
persists, persisted, persister, persisting
Words from these letters
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